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The Western Star |%H YEAR—NUMBER 2659 Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada, Tuesday, March 7,1950 Price Five Cents New Market For Wheat Is Probable Japan, Germany May Take Quota OTTAWA (CP) Germany and Japan may provide a market fta about 25,000,- 000 bushels of Canadian wheat in the year beginning with the 1950-51 crop. The new wheat market will represent Canada's increased quota under the International Wheat Agreement, should the two former Axis countries be admitted as importing members of the wheat pool. It is learned that the United States acceded Canada's request for a share of the German-Japanese market at a conference here Friday and Saturday between Agriculture Minister Brannan of the U. S., Trade Minister Howe and Agriculture Mjnistei Gardiner of Canada. Before leaving for Washington Saturday, Brannar urged continued close Canadian-American co-operation. Terms Secret Although the statement did not disclose terms, it is learned that the U. S. agreed ' to grant Canada about one quarter 100,000,000 jpushels of wheat that Germany and Japan would take under the international agreement. In return Capada will support inclusion of the twc countries as importing membars of the 42-nation agree- Q Their inclusion has been opposed by Britain unless contracts specified that they «an only purchase wheat from dollar countries. This would allow the United King/flom greater freedom to purchase sterling area wheat and thus conserve dollars. Expect Cadogan To Retire Soon LAKE N.Y. (CP)—A slight, soft-spoken diplomat, who probably knows nlore secrets of international jtffairs in the last quarter of f\ century than anyone else, vs preparing' to retire. Sir Alexander Cadogan, 66, with 42 years of British government service behind him is Britain's chief delegate to the United Nations. He told associates he expects to leave diplomacy soon. Since his appointment to the U. N. post in 1946, Sir Alexander spent the largest part of his career as top adviser. Behind the scenes he held the highest career post in the Foreign Ministry, permanent under-secretary for foreign affairs, during the crucial year 1938-1946. The first draft document which became known as the Atlantic Charter was written by Sir Alexander before Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt met at Argentia Bay Newfoundland. Sir Alexander attended that meeting and all big Allied wartime conferences except Casablanca. Main Breaks, Road Closed —A break in a water main or (Pan extension into a private residence has caused the closing of Cobb Lane near its junction with Marcelle Avenue. Water has been pouring down the street in the vicinity of Dr. Dove's home. The broken pipe is about eight feet underground and so will be difficult to repair at this time of the year. Water from the break had flooded the road, but a ditch along the side helped to eteer the flood into A small brook. Western Star Trophy Presented ED. HNN, sports editor of The Western Star, is shown presenting to Eric Dwyer, captain of the visiting Grand Falls All Stars, The Western Star Trophy which Grand Falls won last week in a two-game sweep here of the annual inter-town hockey series. It was the second straight time Grand Falls had won the new trophv. Story on Page Si*. —Western Star Staff Photo/ VALUES LISTED TAKEN OVER BY The Corner Brook Post Of*ice, among the many public mildings in Newfoundland aken over by the federal ;overnm;ent following Confederation, has been valued at $120,000, it has been anlounced. Other local buildings lave price tags placed on hem as follows: Corner Brook customs office and eximining store, $35,000; Curing public building, $25,000. Other buildings across the island were valued thus: Badger Post Office, $3,000; Buchans Post Office and residence, $15,000; Buchans customs office and residence, $12,000; Burgeo Post Office, $1,000; Burin Post Office and residence, $5,000; Carbonear public building, $25,000; Deer Lake public building, $7,000; Glenwood Post Office, $1,000; Clrand Bank public building, $5,000; Howley Post Office 51,000; Cartyville Post Office, "55,000; Flower's Cove Post Office, $1,000; Criquet Post Office, $3,000; La Poile Post Office $1,000; Lamaline public building, $12,000; Lewisporte customs office and residence, >2,000; Lewisporte Post Of- Much Timber In Labrador ST. JOHN'S—In the House of Assembly last Wednesday, the Hon. Mr. Russell, when referring to stands of merchantable timber on Labrador, informed the House that figures based on recent surveys, showed thai; there are between 55 and 60 million cords. Of this, about 40 million cords are in the Hamilton Inlet area and the basin of the Hamilton River. From Hamilton Inlet south figures are not so accurate, as they- are based on older and less accurate survey, but these surveys indicate between 15 and 20 million cords in that area, making a grand total of 55 to 60 million cords. St. George's Placed Under New Dog Act ST. JOHN'S In connection with the Dog Act, which passed the House of Assembly last week, an amendment was approved including the District of St. George's and Portau-PortPortau-Port under the provisions- The lion. Mr. Russell pointed out that under the 1935 Act, a municipality or town council may make and administer its own dog regulations. FOR BUILDINGS THE DOMINION fice, $1,000; customs office, .$2,00. s Marystown Post Office, $1,000; Moreton's Harbour Post Office, $1,000; Norris Arm Post Office, $2,000; Port-aux-Basques public building, $12,000; Port au Port Post Office, $1,000; Port Blandford Post Office, $2,000;' Pilley's Island Post Office, $1,000; Harbour Grace Post Office, $1,000; St. Andrew's Post Office, $1,000; St. John's Cable Building, King's Wharf, $30,000; St. John's customs building, $135,000; St. John's, marine office, $15,000; St. John's Marshall Building, $86,000; St. John's General Post Office, $190,000; St. John's Post Office (West End), $8,000; Stephenville Post Office, $5,- 000; Stephenville Crossing Post Office, $3,000; Springdale Post Office, $1,000; Twillingate customs office, $5,000. The following rentals are listed: Corner Brook West, John M. Noah, $3,600; Grand Falls, Exploits Valley Royal Stores, $l,BOO St. John's, Columbus Hall Co., Ltd., $7,- 200; St. John's, Stott Building, $7,800. A.N.D. Worker Loses Fingers GRAND FALLS—(Spacial) —Huber Folkes, millwright at the A.N.D. Company in Grand Falls, met with a painful accident Sunday, when some of his fingers were severely crushed. Mr. Folkes was assisting a fellow workman place a felt roll in i>osition on a paper niachine. While hoisting the roll into position, .a mishap occurred as the sling slipped, causing the roll to swing aeainst the end of the machine, nipping Mr. Folkes' right hand and crushing the fingers. The injured man was rushed to NorthclifFe Hospital, where it was found that three of his fingers had to be amputated. He was still in hospital Monday, but hi 3 condition was satisfactory. Mr. Folkes is a veteran of the Second World War. G. Higgins Threatens Secession Demands Equality On Freight Rates OTTAWA—Gordon Higgins, K.C., Progressive Conservative member of the federal parliament for St. John's, yesterday threatened to resign his seat and try to get Newfoundland to secede from Confederation unless the federal government keeps its word to give the new province freight rate treatment the same as that accorded the Maritime Provinces. Interviewed later by the Canadian Press, Premier J. R. Smallwood 8f Newfoundland, who is in Ottawa to carry to the federal cabinet Newfoundland's fight for a new deal on freight rates, ridiculed Mr. Higgins' statement, and said the P.C. member would not have any more success in persuading the Newfoundland people to favour secession than he had when he was trying to persuade them in the election last year. The Higgins Speech Mr. Higgins suggested that all Newfoundland M.P.s in the federal government should resign unless the agreement on freight rates was honoured by the government. T. G. Ashbourne of Twillingate, representing Grand Falls - White Bay, replied that Mr. Higgins should speak for himself. Mr. Higgins then gave a review of prevailing conditions in Newfoundland. He said the Island was buying from Canada $4O million worth of goods more than had been bought before Confederation. Most of this difference was at the expense of the U.S. Mr. Higgins spoke of the "terrible conditions" at Gander Airport where he said the people are prohibited from building homes or other structures within, five miles of the airport. This made it necessary to pay $lOO or more per month to live in converted barracks. Only three of the six Newfoundland seats in the Senate were filled. Mr. Higgins thought Prime Minister St. Laurent should fill the other seats immediately, independent of party lines. Mr. Higgins said that more than 10,000 Newfoundland people are on direct relief and this did not include the large number receiving unmployment insurance aid. The situation at Bell Island was dismal. More than 1,000 miners were out of work. Mr. Smallwood Mr. SmSallwood told The Canadian Press that he would not be content while the government failed to conclude an agreement to give the new province the same freight rates as the M^ritimea. Chicago Publisher To Visit Harmon Col. "Bertie" McCormick Chicago publisher now on t round-the-world flight, if scheduled to make a stop o several hours at HarmoT Field on March 31, The West ern Star has been informed. Col. McCormick, will avoi< Britain during his trip, it if understood. Ruble Juggled In Propaganda Bid NEW YORK (AP) Russia's revaluation of the ruble last week is generally regarded as a double-barelled propaganada move to bolster prestige abroad and make people happier at home. Some informed sources hold that it could strengthen Moscow's ties with satellites, and perhaps influence others on the fringe. There are those who point out the ruble tinkering theoretically prepared the ground for a more aggressive trade war with the west. Russia said the ruble henceforth would be worth .2222168 grams of fine gold. With the United States dollar worth l/35th of an ounce of fine gold, that makes the ruble worth 25 cents, or 27 Vi cents Canadian. Since July, 1937, the ruble has been valued ir terms of the dollar, not gold at the old rate of 19 cents Russia thus has ended a 12 year-old tie to the dollar, anr linked the ruble directly with gold, the historic standard of capitalism. They also raised the price of the ruble in terms of all foreign currencies- 48 Back On The Job Temporarily Twin Towns Rap Stevedore Layoffs CHANNEL (Special) As result of vigorous protests and a partial tie-up in unloading oparattons of the Cabot Strait, 48 of the 62 stevedores who had been laid off by the Canadian National Railways at Port-aux-Basques have temporarily been taken back on force. On Friday, 10 cars of freight went back to Sydney when the ship was ordered to sail before the 110 or so stevedores still on duty had finished unloading As a result, the Twin Towns were without meat on Sundav. Businessmen, the Canadian Legion and unions joned in protests. Many Veterans The Legion reported that the layoffs were ordered by the superintendent of the line. A fairly large percentage of those idle were veterans, who had been taken on the job since 1945 and were thus the first to be laid off. One veteran has eight children; many are paying for homes. The stevedores are paid by the .hour and when they don't work, thev get nothing. A regular shift is eight hours. A spokesman for the Railway Labour Co-operative Board said that "deep resentment" was felt over the layoffs. All unions identified with the Board felt that the recent cut at Port-aux-Basques and throughout the system would not have taken place if the normal volume of traffic was passing through Port-aux- Basques, as formerly. The unions claim that the Railway has the Coastal Facilities to handle all traffic available and consequently give full employment. The unions are continuing to press the matter- Thought For Today... It is said that too many drunken drivers use the excuse that they didn't know they were loaded. Down, But Not Out THIS FAITHFUL steed had come a cropper when the picture was taken—but it was just one of those temporary things caused by a patch of slippery road which played the horse false. After getting feet and harness untangled, the drawer of burdens went back to work. —Western Star Staff Photo. TO RECRUIT FOR RESERVE UNIT OF ROYAL NFLD. REGIMENT Lt.-Col. J. J. O'Driscoll, officer commanding th§ Royal Newfoundland Regiment (Reserve) was in Corner Brook last week, and attended a meeting of the Canadian Legion Friday evening at which several important announcements were made. Lt. Bruce Harley of the Active Army, accompanied him as adjutant. The commanding officer and adjutant for the Corner Brook company of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment have been picked, but the official announcement of names must come from St. Jon's it was decreed. Col- O'Driscoll disclosed that he met with complete co-operation in his efforts to establish the unit here. Recruiting will begin when the Armoury is ready here, about May 1. At the Legion meeting, members voted for representatives to attend the Canadian Legion Dominion Conference in Winnipeg in May. Avalon Frampton and president-elect Neil Patrick were chosen, with Secretary Fred Matthews as alternate. Further announcement of this will be made again. Other Units There will also be a unit of the Royal Canadian Artillery in Corner Brook when Lt.- Col- C. Eaton arrives. Col. Eaton was delayed beyond his expected date of Saturday. Another unit likely to recruit here is the naval reserve. Chopped Hole In Cottage, Gets 12 Months Roger Young, formerly of the Port au Port area, Saturday was sentenced to serve 12 months for breaking into Arthur Barter's cottage on the Deer Lake Highway and stealing a radio and other articles.In connection with the same case, Augustus Webb, formerly of St. George's and now of Curling East, received a threemonth term for receiving stolen goods, including plates and saucers taken from the Barter house. Monday morning, Angela Sheppard, 59, of Curling East was placed on suspended sentence after conviction for receiving stolen goods from the same source. She made restitution of $2 for a sheet, and two bowls were returned to Mr. Barter. The Barter cottage was entered by chopping a hole through the wall, it will be rerall#»H ( A nirtnrp of thp damagedamage appeared in last Friday's paper). Traditional Blessing For Fishing Boats COLORFUL CEREMONY it held in harbour of French village of Fecamp to blest deep sea fishing boats bound for Newfoundland waters. Msgr. Lemonnier gives the annual blessings from the Fecamp pilot boat. Event is traditional with the fishermen of viHage. U.S.A. Soft Coal Miners Wend Way Back To Pits Strike Gains New Boost For Union To Cost Consumers About $250 Million WASHINGTON (Special—The signing of a new contract sent soft coal miners swarming back to the pits Monday, ending a serious threat to the United States economy and promising peace in the coal fields for months to come. For the miners, the prize they won was a $1.40 package daily, plus a reasonable assurance of steady work for at least a year, perhaps until the middle of 1952. For the operators, it meant getting back into business. For the public, the settlement meant relief from a four-weeks strike, rescue from a looming industrial breakdown and some assurance of stability in what' President Truman called a sick industry plus higher copl bills. Consumers) Hit One operator put the cost of United States Mine Workers' gains at $250,000,000. This year the extra cost to consumers may be anywhere from 25 to 50c. a ton. The strike settlement contrace was signed by President, John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers and spokesman for all major groups, operators in the north west, reluctant south and the steel owned Capitice group, late Sunday. "The Impossible" Lewis told reporters "The United Mine Workers have again accomplished the impossible". Then he let the word be flashed to the 370,000 strikers. "All mines will resume work". This time there was no defiance of a back-to-work order. There was a contract and there would be work in many districts. Jubilant miners waived formal meetings for back to work votes. Until now they refied orders to go back from both Lewis and the federal courts. Some pits were ready by midnight to start pouring black energy into the fuel starved economy. It may be 10 days before an estimated 225,000 laid-off men in coaldependent industries, such as railroads and steel, will be back on the job. No Compromise, Tito Declares BELGRADE (CP) Premier Tito Sunday denied foreign reports that Yugoslavia had proposed a convproraise in her dispute with the Russian-led cominform. He spoke at the Adriatic seaport of Split, before a crowd officially estimated at 80,000. ' It was the premier's second major address in Yugoslavia's current election campaign. His ticket is unopposed in the country's first post-war election, which will held March 26. Tito said that various newspapers in the West had misinterpreted his previous | speech two weeks ago, when he demanded that the West ' fulfil promises he said had been made to extend loans to Yugoslavia. MAGISTERIAL CALLS Magistrate H. W. Strong will be in St. George's on Wednesday and Thursday and then go on to Stephenville Cross- STILL IMPROVING To help make The Western Star even easier to read, a new font of Ludlow type went into use today. ORDER NOW Don't get caught in the mad scramble April 4. Order extra copies' now of The Western Star's Golden Jubilee edition.

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The Western Star |%H YEAR—NUMBER 2659 Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada, Tuesday, March 7,1950 Price Five Cents New Market For Wheat Is Probable Japan, Germany May Take Quota OTTAWA (CP) Germany and Japan may provide a market fta about 25,000,- 000 bushels of Canadian wheat in the year beginning with the 1950-51 crop. The new wheat market will represent Canada's increased quota under the International Wheat Agreement, should the two former Axis countries be admitted as importing members of the wheat pool. It is learned that the United States acceded Canada's request for a share of the German-Japanese market at a conference here Friday and Saturday between Agriculture Minister Brannan of the U. S., Trade Minister Howe and Agriculture Mjnistei Gardiner of Canada. Before leaving for Washington Saturday, Brannar urged continued close Canadian-American co-operation. Terms Secret Although the statement did not disclose terms, it is learned that the U. S. agreed ' to grant Canada about one quarter 100,000,000 jpushels of wheat that Germany and Japan would take under the international agreement. In return Capada will support inclusion of the twc countries as importing membars of the 42-nation agree- Q Their inclusion has been opposed by Britain unless contracts specified that they «an only purchase wheat from dollar countries. This would allow the United King/flom greater freedom to purchase sterling area wheat and thus conserve dollars. Expect Cadogan To Retire Soon LAKE N.Y. (CP)—A slight, soft-spoken diplomat, who probably knows nlore secrets of international jtffairs in the last quarter of f\ century than anyone else, vs preparing' to retire. Sir Alexander Cadogan, 66, with 42 years of British government service behind him is Britain's chief delegate to the United Nations. He told associates he expects to leave diplomacy soon. Since his appointment to the U. N. post in 1946, Sir Alexander spent the largest part of his career as top adviser. Behind the scenes he held the highest career post in the Foreign Ministry, permanent under-secretary for foreign affairs, during the crucial year 1938-1946. The first draft document which became known as the Atlantic Charter was written by Sir Alexander before Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt met at Argentia Bay Newfoundland. Sir Alexander attended that meeting and all big Allied wartime conferences except Casablanca. Main Breaks, Road Closed —A break in a water main or (Pan extension into a private residence has caused the closing of Cobb Lane near its junction with Marcelle Avenue. Water has been pouring down the street in the vicinity of Dr. Dove's home. The broken pipe is about eight feet underground and so will be difficult to repair at this time of the year. Water from the break had flooded the road, but a ditch along the side helped to eteer the flood into A small brook. Western Star Trophy Presented ED. HNN, sports editor of The Western Star, is shown presenting to Eric Dwyer, captain of the visiting Grand Falls All Stars, The Western Star Trophy which Grand Falls won last week in a two-game sweep here of the annual inter-town hockey series. It was the second straight time Grand Falls had won the new trophv. Story on Page Si*. —Western Star Staff Photo/ VALUES LISTED TAKEN OVER BY The Corner Brook Post Of*ice, among the many public mildings in Newfoundland aken over by the federal ;overnm;ent following Confederation, has been valued at $120,000, it has been anlounced. Other local buildings lave price tags placed on hem as follows: Corner Brook customs office and eximining store, $35,000; Curing public building, $25,000. Other buildings across the island were valued thus: Badger Post Office, $3,000; Buchans Post Office and residence, $15,000; Buchans customs office and residence, $12,000; Burgeo Post Office, $1,000; Burin Post Office and residence, $5,000; Carbonear public building, $25,000; Deer Lake public building, $7,000; Glenwood Post Office, $1,000; Clrand Bank public building, $5,000; Howley Post Office 51,000; Cartyville Post Office, "55,000; Flower's Cove Post Office, $1,000; Criquet Post Office, $3,000; La Poile Post Office $1,000; Lamaline public building, $12,000; Lewisporte customs office and residence, >2,000; Lewisporte Post Of- Much Timber In Labrador ST. JOHN'S—In the House of Assembly last Wednesday, the Hon. Mr. Russell, when referring to stands of merchantable timber on Labrador, informed the House that figures based on recent surveys, showed thai; there are between 55 and 60 million cords. Of this, about 40 million cords are in the Hamilton Inlet area and the basin of the Hamilton River. From Hamilton Inlet south figures are not so accurate, as they- are based on older and less accurate survey, but these surveys indicate between 15 and 20 million cords in that area, making a grand total of 55 to 60 million cords. St. George's Placed Under New Dog Act ST. JOHN'S In connection with the Dog Act, which passed the House of Assembly last week, an amendment was approved including the District of St. George's and Portau-PortPortau-Port under the provisions- The lion. Mr. Russell pointed out that under the 1935 Act, a municipality or town council may make and administer its own dog regulations. FOR BUILDINGS THE DOMINION fice, $1,000; customs office, .$2,00. s Marystown Post Office, $1,000; Moreton's Harbour Post Office, $1,000; Norris Arm Post Office, $2,000; Port-aux-Basques public building, $12,000; Port au Port Post Office, $1,000; Port Blandford Post Office, $2,000;' Pilley's Island Post Office, $1,000; Harbour Grace Post Office, $1,000; St. Andrew's Post Office, $1,000; St. John's Cable Building, King's Wharf, $30,000; St. John's customs building, $135,000; St. John's, marine office, $15,000; St. John's Marshall Building, $86,000; St. John's General Post Office, $190,000; St. John's Post Office (West End), $8,000; Stephenville Post Office, $5,- 000; Stephenville Crossing Post Office, $3,000; Springdale Post Office, $1,000; Twillingate customs office, $5,000. The following rentals are listed: Corner Brook West, John M. Noah, $3,600; Grand Falls, Exploits Valley Royal Stores, $l,BOO St. John's, Columbus Hall Co., Ltd., $7,- 200; St. John's, Stott Building, $7,800. A.N.D. Worker Loses Fingers GRAND FALLS—(Spacial) —Huber Folkes, millwright at the A.N.D. Company in Grand Falls, met with a painful accident Sunday, when some of his fingers were severely crushed. Mr. Folkes was assisting a fellow workman place a felt roll in i>osition on a paper niachine. While hoisting the roll into position, .a mishap occurred as the sling slipped, causing the roll to swing aeainst the end of the machine, nipping Mr. Folkes' right hand and crushing the fingers. The injured man was rushed to NorthclifFe Hospital, where it was found that three of his fingers had to be amputated. He was still in hospital Monday, but hi 3 condition was satisfactory. Mr. Folkes is a veteran of the Second World War. G. Higgins Threatens Secession Demands Equality On Freight Rates OTTAWA—Gordon Higgins, K.C., Progressive Conservative member of the federal parliament for St. John's, yesterday threatened to resign his seat and try to get Newfoundland to secede from Confederation unless the federal government keeps its word to give the new province freight rate treatment the same as that accorded the Maritime Provinces. Interviewed later by the Canadian Press, Premier J. R. Smallwood 8f Newfoundland, who is in Ottawa to carry to the federal cabinet Newfoundland's fight for a new deal on freight rates, ridiculed Mr. Higgins' statement, and said the P.C. member would not have any more success in persuading the Newfoundland people to favour secession than he had when he was trying to persuade them in the election last year. The Higgins Speech Mr. Higgins suggested that all Newfoundland M.P.s in the federal government should resign unless the agreement on freight rates was honoured by the government. T. G. Ashbourne of Twillingate, representing Grand Falls - White Bay, replied that Mr. Higgins should speak for himself. Mr. Higgins then gave a review of prevailing conditions in Newfoundland. He said the Island was buying from Canada $4O million worth of goods more than had been bought before Confederation. Most of this difference was at the expense of the U.S. Mr. Higgins spoke of the "terrible conditions" at Gander Airport where he said the people are prohibited from building homes or other structures within, five miles of the airport. This made it necessary to pay $lOO or more per month to live in converted barracks. Only three of the six Newfoundland seats in the Senate were filled. Mr. Higgins thought Prime Minister St. Laurent should fill the other seats immediately, independent of party lines. Mr. Higgins said that more than 10,000 Newfoundland people are on direct relief and this did not include the large number receiving unmployment insurance aid. The situation at Bell Island was dismal. More than 1,000 miners were out of work. Mr. Smallwood Mr. SmSallwood told The Canadian Press that he would not be content while the government failed to conclude an agreement to give the new province the same freight rates as the M^ritimea. Chicago Publisher To Visit Harmon Col. "Bertie" McCormick Chicago publisher now on t round-the-world flight, if scheduled to make a stop o several hours at HarmoT Field on March 31, The West ern Star has been informed. Col. McCormick, will avoi< Britain during his trip, it if understood. Ruble Juggled In Propaganda Bid NEW YORK (AP) Russia's revaluation of the ruble last week is generally regarded as a double-barelled propaganada move to bolster prestige abroad and make people happier at home. Some informed sources hold that it could strengthen Moscow's ties with satellites, and perhaps influence others on the fringe. There are those who point out the ruble tinkering theoretically prepared the ground for a more aggressive trade war with the west. Russia said the ruble henceforth would be worth .2222168 grams of fine gold. With the United States dollar worth l/35th of an ounce of fine gold, that makes the ruble worth 25 cents, or 27 Vi cents Canadian. Since July, 1937, the ruble has been valued ir terms of the dollar, not gold at the old rate of 19 cents Russia thus has ended a 12 year-old tie to the dollar, anr linked the ruble directly with gold, the historic standard of capitalism. They also raised the price of the ruble in terms of all foreign currencies- 48 Back On The Job Temporarily Twin Towns Rap Stevedore Layoffs CHANNEL (Special) As result of vigorous protests and a partial tie-up in unloading oparattons of the Cabot Strait, 48 of the 62 stevedores who had been laid off by the Canadian National Railways at Port-aux-Basques have temporarily been taken back on force. On Friday, 10 cars of freight went back to Sydney when the ship was ordered to sail before the 110 or so stevedores still on duty had finished unloading As a result, the Twin Towns were without meat on Sundav. Businessmen, the Canadian Legion and unions joned in protests. Many Veterans The Legion reported that the layoffs were ordered by the superintendent of the line. A fairly large percentage of those idle were veterans, who had been taken on the job since 1945 and were thus the first to be laid off. One veteran has eight children; many are paying for homes. The stevedores are paid by the .hour and when they don't work, thev get nothing. A regular shift is eight hours. A spokesman for the Railway Labour Co-operative Board said that "deep resentment" was felt over the layoffs. All unions identified with the Board felt that the recent cut at Port-aux-Basques and throughout the system would not have taken place if the normal volume of traffic was passing through Port-aux- Basques, as formerly. The unions claim that the Railway has the Coastal Facilities to handle all traffic available and consequently give full employment. The unions are continuing to press the matter- Thought For Today... It is said that too many drunken drivers use the excuse that they didn't know they were loaded. Down, But Not Out THIS FAITHFUL steed had come a cropper when the picture was taken—but it was just one of those temporary things caused by a patch of slippery road which played the horse false. After getting feet and harness untangled, the drawer of burdens went back to work. —Western Star Staff Photo. TO RECRUIT FOR RESERVE UNIT OF ROYAL NFLD. REGIMENT Lt.-Col. J. J. O'Driscoll, officer commanding th§ Royal Newfoundland Regiment (Reserve) was in Corner Brook last week, and attended a meeting of the Canadian Legion Friday evening at which several important announcements were made. Lt. Bruce Harley of the Active Army, accompanied him as adjutant. The commanding officer and adjutant for the Corner Brook company of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment have been picked, but the official announcement of names must come from St. Jon's it was decreed. Col- O'Driscoll disclosed that he met with complete co-operation in his efforts to establish the unit here. Recruiting will begin when the Armoury is ready here, about May 1. At the Legion meeting, members voted for representatives to attend the Canadian Legion Dominion Conference in Winnipeg in May. Avalon Frampton and president-elect Neil Patrick were chosen, with Secretary Fred Matthews as alternate. Further announcement of this will be made again. Other Units There will also be a unit of the Royal Canadian Artillery in Corner Brook when Lt.- Col- C. Eaton arrives. Col. Eaton was delayed beyond his expected date of Saturday. Another unit likely to recruit here is the naval reserve. Chopped Hole In Cottage, Gets 12 Months Roger Young, formerly of the Port au Port area, Saturday was sentenced to serve 12 months for breaking into Arthur Barter's cottage on the Deer Lake Highway and stealing a radio and other articles.In connection with the same case, Augustus Webb, formerly of St. George's and now of Curling East, received a threemonth term for receiving stolen goods, including plates and saucers taken from the Barter house. Monday morning, Angela Sheppard, 59, of Curling East was placed on suspended sentence after conviction for receiving stolen goods from the same source. She made restitution of $2 for a sheet, and two bowls were returned to Mr. Barter. The Barter cottage was entered by chopping a hole through the wall, it will be rerall#»H ( A nirtnrp of thp damagedamage appeared in last Friday's paper). Traditional Blessing For Fishing Boats COLORFUL CEREMONY it held in harbour of French village of Fecamp to blest deep sea fishing boats bound for Newfoundland waters. Msgr. Lemonnier gives the annual blessings from the Fecamp pilot boat. Event is traditional with the fishermen of viHage. U.S.A. Soft Coal Miners Wend Way Back To Pits Strike Gains New Boost For Union To Cost Consumers About $250 Million WASHINGTON (Special—The signing of a new contract sent soft coal miners swarming back to the pits Monday, ending a serious threat to the United States economy and promising peace in the coal fields for months to come. For the miners, the prize they won was a $1.40 package daily, plus a reasonable assurance of steady work for at least a year, perhaps until the middle of 1952. For the operators, it meant getting back into business. For the public, the settlement meant relief from a four-weeks strike, rescue from a looming industrial breakdown and some assurance of stability in what' President Truman called a sick industry plus higher copl bills. Consumers) Hit One operator put the cost of United States Mine Workers' gains at $250,000,000. This year the extra cost to consumers may be anywhere from 25 to 50c. a ton. The strike settlement contrace was signed by President, John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers and spokesman for all major groups, operators in the north west, reluctant south and the steel owned Capitice group, late Sunday. "The Impossible" Lewis told reporters "The United Mine Workers have again accomplished the impossible". Then he let the word be flashed to the 370,000 strikers. "All mines will resume work". This time there was no defiance of a back-to-work order. There was a contract and there would be work in many districts. Jubilant miners waived formal meetings for back to work votes. Until now they refied orders to go back from both Lewis and the federal courts. Some pits were ready by midnight to start pouring black energy into the fuel starved economy. It may be 10 days before an estimated 225,000 laid-off men in coaldependent industries, such as railroads and steel, will be back on the job. No Compromise, Tito Declares BELGRADE (CP) Premier Tito Sunday denied foreign reports that Yugoslavia had proposed a convproraise in her dispute with the Russian-led cominform. He spoke at the Adriatic seaport of Split, before a crowd officially estimated at 80,000. ' It was the premier's second major address in Yugoslavia's current election campaign. His ticket is unopposed in the country's first post-war election, which will held March 26. Tito said that various newspapers in the West had misinterpreted his previous | speech two weeks ago, when he demanded that the West ' fulfil promises he said had been made to extend loans to Yugoslavia. MAGISTERIAL CALLS Magistrate H. 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